Garment-supporter.



A. M. GREAN. GARMENT SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. i7. 1913.1,230,889, Patented June 26,1917.

ALEXANDRE lVI. GREAN', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-SUPPORT'ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1917.

Application filed yDecember 17, 1913. Serial No. 807,265.

To all whom t may concern: n

Be it known that LALEXANDRE M. GREAN, a citizen of the United States,residingv at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to garment supporting means, and moreparticularly to means for supporting collars.

One of the important features of this invention is the employment` of aplurality of supporting standards andthe construction thereof. These areformedof non-metallic laments, preferably of animal substance, and inthe preferred embodiment, comprise the hardened attenuated substanceobtained from certain glands of silk worms.

One manner of producing the material is to kill the fully developedlarvae prior to the time they spin their cocoons and to withdraw theviscous fluid found in the silk glands thereof. This fluid isimmediately drawn out to the condition of a fine uniform filament, whichis suitably supported and dried, preferably in `the presence ofsunlight. The resultant product is a very light, strong and tenaciousfilament, which at the same time is elastically flexible or resilient.

Pieces of this filament are then vmoistened and preferably doubled toform the supporting standards. The doubled portions, forming eachstandard, are either bound or twistled together and immersed in a bathof liquid Celluloid, rubber, lacquer or the like, which binds thesections of the standard together, produces a stilfening and reinforcingcoating, and yet does not affect materially the resilient qualities ofthe structure.

Two embodiments ofthe invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,

wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View4 of a collar supporter,constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of one of the standards.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line 3 3 ofFig. l.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through one of the standards, thesame being shown on an enlarged scale and being on the line 4 4 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing a slightly modified form ofstandard.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the same.

Similar reference numerals designate corf responding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, a plurality of standards 7 are employed,and each standard, as above explained, is composed of a doubled strandof the hardened attenuated contents of the silk ducts of silk worms. Thedoubled arms or strands 8 thus produce a loop 9 at the upper end of thestandard, and the terminals of said strand are oppositelyoutturned, asillustrated at 10. The strandspare bound together by' silk or otherthread, or the like, as shown at 11, and they are then dipped in a bathof liquid Celluloid, rubber, lacquer, or the like, producing a coating12 which binds the strands together, completely inclosing the same andalso inclosing the binders l1. This material constitutes a stilfening,binding, Waterproof and protective coating for the strands.

preferably by the following means: A core .strip 13 is doubled over theterminals 10,

and portions of the standards including the said terminals, are securedto this core strip by waterproof cement, or the like, indicated at 14.Over the core strip is doubled a binding or facing strip 15, the margins16 of which are doubled inward and the whole is sezcured together by aline of stitching, as 1 It will be evident that a long body of thismaterial may be constructed and suitable lengths cut olf as wanted foruse. Or the same may be manufactured in predetermined lengths,comprising complete collar supports. It will also be evident that a ingmaterial may be utilized.

In the formillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6,

the structure is substantially the same, eX-

. cept that the strands 8 are twisted together, rinstead of being bound.These strands, how` ever, are doubled to produce at one end the eye andat their other end are provided with the offset terminals 10a which arecemented within a core strip 11, that in turn is inclosed in a bindingor facing strip 12a, the whole being sewed, as shown at 13a. In thiscase also the strands are inclosed in a coating 14a.

The material employed in the manufacture of this collar supporter is ofimportance for the following reasons. In the first place it is entirelyrust-proof, it can be produced in different lengths, and of variousdiameters to suit different requirements of` use. It may be bent andtwisted and made to retain any form desired for use. same time, it islight in weight and will so blend with the color of the eollar that itis not noticeable.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the hereindescribed invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art', without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minordetails ofcons-tr-uction may be resorted to without departingfromthespirit or sacrificing any of' the advantages of the invention.

Having-thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A garment supporter comprising a resilient standard formed ofv thehardened attenuated contents of the silk ducts ofsilk worms.

2. A garment supporter comprising a resilient standard formedof thehardened attenuatedI contents ofthe silk ducts of silk v worms, and astiffening and binding coating coveringA said material and permittingthe elastic action thereof.

3. A garmentsupporter comprising a plurality ofA separate resilientstandards having independent oiiset bases extendingontwardlyfrom andtransversely ofy the standards, and a binding strip securing the basestogether at one end of each, leaving the opposite ends free, said offsetbases being disposedlongitudinally of" thestrip.

Li, A garment supporter comprising a plurality of separate resilientstandards, each comprising a doubled strand and having 0ppesitelyoii'set terminals that are in sub.- stantial alinem-ent but independentof one another, anda binding strip inclosing the oiiiset terminals ofthevarious standards and disposed longitudinally thereof, said stripsecuring the same together.

5. A garment supporter comprising a plurality of standards, a corestr-ip cemented thereto and connecting the standards, and

At thev a binding strip inclosing the core strip and the ends of thestandards cemented to said core strip.

6` A garment supporter comprising a plurality of resilient standards,each composed of a doubled strand formed of the hardened attenuatedcontents ofthe silk ducts of silk worms, the terminal portions beingoppositely odset, a core strip inclosing and connecting the offsetendsandcemente'd thereto, and4 a binding strip inclosing the core strip and.sewed tothe same.

7. A garment supporter composed of a iilament ofthe hardened attenuatedcontents of the silk duetsof silk worms, andj comprising a standardformed by the doubling ofsuch filament uponY itself.

8. Ain-individual collar supporter, comprising a single standard formedfrom a length offfilamentary `material bent upon itself to produce aplurality of strands, said strands being twisted together throughout thelength of the standard to form a single shank havinglmeans at both ends,whereby n it can be attached to afcollar, at least one ofl said'meansbeinganeyeformed by the bending of the filament, andthe ends of saidfilament being so disposed with respectto the attaching means that theywill' be protected thereby from priekingthe neck of' the wearer.l

9.'l A collar supporter comprising a stand ardfformed from ra singlelength of pliable iilamentary. material bent to form a pluralityY ofstrands that lie side by side and are twisted' together throughout thelength of the standard, said st andardhaving a terminal consisting of aloop or eye formed: in bending the material, and a substantiallywaterproof seamless coating surrounding the standard at the eye and'acting as. a binder for the str-ands of said standard while permittingthe iieXingof the standard.

In testimony Whereoffhave hereunto set l my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.,

ALEXANDRE M.. GREAN. Witnesses :-v

M. SwnnNnr, V. Monnin'rr.V

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